Hello everybody, i'm sorry if some of the things is discuss in this thread have been discussed elsewhere



When i first saw this game on steam i was interested. When i looked into it further and looked into in the games2gether system i just had to buy the game.



The game has been amazing so far, the interface is one of the best i have seen in a 4x style game, the colonistation and expansion of the empire feels meaningful because of the unique properties of planets and the resource mechanic. The battles really impressed me, at first i thought they would be a chore but after my first battle against pirates i realized how good the system governing them is. Personally i feel that the hands off approach is much more effective than a clunky real time battle system that you see in other 4x games (sword of the stars for instance)



The game has some issues, but they are minor

- missiles seem over powered, not just the damage that they inflict but more that anti missile technology seems relatively ineffective against them when compared to shields or armor. Most of my games end when the AI starts using ships equipped with nothing but missiles

- The trade system is hard to understand and feels as if it should be expanded, something along the lines of domestic in empire trade, or rather than diplomatic agreements to share luxury resources they are traded and count towards the cap but you have to enter into an inter empire trade agreement



really those are the only problems i have had with the game, i had to remind myself that the game is actually still i alpha because i have encountered no in game bugs (the only bug is my inability to change resolution, but that seems to be a common issue and doesn't bother me much)



Amplitude you have truly outdone yourself with this game, hats off to you and good luck with the beta and the final release which i will definitely be taking part in!

The trade system and diplomacy is a well established problem and is currently being worked on. I'm sure missiles are as well. So you'll most likely get a beta you'll love even more



Glad you like the game and a good summery of thoughts!

Thank you

got the same feeling in my first game about missles and anti-missles

donder88 wrote:
got the same feeling in my first game about missles and anti-missles

have you played much beyond your first game? i have only played about 14 hours total and that was mainly messing around i'm interested to see how it plays out late game if you have got to that point?